GRC
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I
studied at GRC for 6 months. There were many students from all
over the world in GRC. GRC has two campuses. One is the main
campus in Auburn, where the students in level 4 and 5 study.
There are many facilities such as a library, a cafeteria and a
gym in the main campus. The other is the Kent campus, where the
students in level 1 to 3 study. I studied at the
Kent campus. There are a
movie theater or many stores near the Kent campus, so we can hang
around with friends in the area.
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Orientation
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9/11-12 Orientation
We
had the orientation at the Auburn campus. We learned about the
college, and we made a student ID. I thought it was a good chance
to learn about the college. We then took the placement
test. We were later divided into 5 levels according to
the total score of Listening, Grammar, Reading and Writing.
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9/14-15 CORE
CORE
is the camp where we can experience some activities such as
horseback riding, boat, archery and so on. It's a good chance to
make friends, so you should talk to
others. We had a campfire at night. It was so fun.
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9/17 Seattle
Trip
We
went sightseeing in Seattle by bus. There are many famous stores
such as the
First Starbucks Store
and Pike Place Market. We went to Chinatown and Alki Beach too.
The college students who attended us recommended some stores to
us.
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Classes
Level
2 Instructor：
Linda
Linda
was a very kind teacher. It was
easy for me to understand
her teaching. My classmates and I often ate cookies and oranges after
a test. Our class had little homework, so I studied by myself in the
study hall. Linda taught me what I couldn't understand.
Our class was in good relationship
and fun.
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Grammar
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In
the grammar class, we learned some
grammar in junior high school level. The contents were
not difficult, but it was difficult at first to catch what Linda
was saying. She spoke English slowly, and when I couldn't
understand her words, I asked her to repeat them.
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Reading/Writing
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In
the reading class, we read short sentences or a book that was
easy to read. In
the writing class, we learned how to write a paragraph.
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Listening/Speaking
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In
the listening class, we discussed the contents of listening
passages, and played a game. I made a presentation with my
classmate. At first, it was difficult to discuss with the
classmates, so I thought I needed to talk more.
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Linda
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Classmates
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Level
3 Instructor：
Ann（Grammar,
Reading/Writing） Tim（Listening/Speaking）
Ann
was a funny
teacher,
who
taught English with gestures and expressions using her whole body.
Our class was always cheerful. We had a lot of homework every day, so
I studied after class or before class. Ann taught
me what I couldn't understand.
Tim
liked dinosaurs, and he wore socks that were not matched between
right and left. He
explained patiently until we understood. We had a party on
the last day of the quarter. I took many pictures with my friends.
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Grammar
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The
contents were similar to those in level 2, but the
vocabulary was more difficult,
so I asked Tim a lot of questions.
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Reading/Writing
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In
the reading class, we read a novel titled “Search for
Safety,” and we took a test about it. We practiced to read
long sentences too. In
the writing class, we studied how
to write essays.
It was difficult to write one because it was longer than a
paragraph.
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Listening/Speaking
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We
asked questions about a picture and explained about it, and we
also used cards to learn pronunciation. We
watched a movie titled “Modern
Family,“ and we discussed
it with the students in another class. We sang an English song
every day.
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Ann
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Tim
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